Haniwa Audio and the Virtues of Patience | FLAX 2020
Haniwa Audio isn’t for everyone. Even Tetsuo Kubo, the man behind Haniwa, remarked to me that many people at FLAX 2020 “don’t like the sound!” One [...]
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David Cope and Old Forge Audio | CAF 2019
I have a natural affinity for everything David Cope is doing at his Old Forge Audio dealership/distribution company in Mystic, Connecticut. As I’ve mentioned, he took [...]
Alex Cuba, Sublime | The Vinyl Anachronist
For the last three weeks I’ve been consumed with writing show reports from the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, so Alex Cuba and his stunning new album Sublime seems [...]
A Deeper Look at Sonus Faber of Italy | RMAF 2019
In the last couple of months I’ve gotten a crash course on Sonus Faber of Italy. First, I reviewed the Sonus Faber Olympica Nova I right here at Part-Time Audiophile. [...]
Anthem and Paradigm, Clarus Audio | RMAF 2019
The last time I wandered into the Anthem and Paradigm room at a high-end audio show, I made a few jokes about the sheer simplicity of the set-up–all of the gear could [...]
The Big McIntosh Room | RMAF 2019
If you’ve attended a high-end audio show, you’ve probably seen the Big McIntosh Room. McIntosh Labs always goes all out for these events, usually occupying one of [...]
MoFi Distribution, Falcon, BAT, Cardas, Feickert, My Sonic Lab | RMAF 2019
As a guy who used to run exhibit rooms at high-end audio shows, I must admit that no one runs exhibits rooms at high-end audio shows quite like Jonathan Derda of MoFi [...]
Manger Audio, Primare, Dr. Feickert Analogue | RMAF 2019
With all this talk about women in audio, I wonder why more isn’t said about Danielle Manger of Manger Audio in Germany. Her loudspeakers are innovative–check out [...]
Stenheim Loudspeakers, CH Precision, NVS Sound, Linnenberg | RMAF 2019
This the third time this year that I’ve heard CH Precision and Stenheim loudspeakers matched in a system–I’ve already heard this combo at both High End 2019 [...]
Martin Logan, Benchmark | RMAF 2019
The very idea of visiting the Martin Logan room at the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest was sort of exciting for me–a dozen years ago, during my first round as a high-end [...]
